Attachment for wagon-reaches.



Patented Apr. 14, mm 7 J. B. GHEOUT. ATTACHMENT FOR WAGON REAGHES.APPLICATION FILED JULY 28, 1913.

@HQQQ JACOB B. GI-IEOUT, OF DES MOINES, IOWA.

ATTACHMENT FOR WAGON-BEACHES.

To all whom 2'25 may concern Be it known that I, JACOB B. CrInoU'r, acitizen of the United States, residing at Des Moines, in the county ofPolk and State of Iowa, have invented a certain new and usefulAttachment for Wagon -Reaches, of which the following is aspecification.

The object of my invention is to provide an attachment for wagon reachesdesigned to be mounted on the reach at the point engaged by the houndfor reducing friction between the reach and the hound.

More particularly it is my object to provide a casing of simple, durableand ll1QX- pensive construction made of a single piece of metal andcarrying ball bearings, said casing being peculiarly adapted to bemounted in the reach of a wagon in such a position to present the ballsin proper position to be engaged by the hound.

My invention consists in certain details, in the construction,arrangement and combination of the various parts of the device, wherebythe objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully setforth, pointed out in my claims and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

Figure 1 shows a longitudinal, vertical, sectional view through therunning gears of a wagon showing the reach equipped with my improvedattachment. Fig. 2 shows a longitudinal, vertical, sectional viewthrough a portion of the reach, and through the casing for containingthe ball bearings. Fig. 3 shows a bottom view of a portion of the reachequipped with my improved attachment, and Fig. 4 shows a transverse,vertical, sectional view through the casing above mentioned and one ofthe balls therein.

In the accompanying drawings, I have used the reference numeral 10 toindicate generally the wheels of the running gears of a wagon, whichwheels are mounted on the axles 11. Connecting the front and rear wheelsis the reach 12. Extending forwardly from the wagon is a tongue 13.Suitably mounted in the ordinary manner is a bound 14.

My improved attachment comprises a casing, indicated generally in Fig. 3by the reference character A. The casing A comprises a portion 15 in theform of a hollow race or receptacle. The portion 15 is substantially athree quarter cylinder with an open slot on one side. The width of theopening therein from side to side is less than Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed July 28, 1913.

Patented Apr. 14:, 1214. Serial No. 781,668.

the diameter of the cylinder of which the portion 15 forms a part.Formed on the portion 15 at each side of the longitudinal openingtherein is a laterally extending flange 16. The flanges 16 are connectedat their ends by transverse flanges 17 The flanges 16 are formed withextensions 18 near their ends to receive screws or the like. The flange17, at one end, is provided with a longitudinally extending tongue 19.The portions 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 are preferably made of sheet steel sothat the tongue 19 may be bent downwardly if desired. The flange 17 onwhich the tongue 19 is formed is slightly raised to permit steel balls20 to be inserted into the portion 15 from'that end.

My improved attachment is installed on a reach in the following manner:In the under surface of the reach, I out out a slot 21 of proper size toreceive the portion 15, and around the slot 20 is cut out a rabbet toreeeive the flanges 16 and 17 in the extensions 18so that when saidattachment is installed the flanges are flush with the under surface ofthe reach. The rearward flange 17 on which the tongue 19 is formed ispreferably so located that it is never engaged by the hound 14. The slotor notch 21 is somewhat longer than the member 15 to permit the removalof the balls 20. The attachment is secured to the reach by means ofscrews or the like 22 mounted in the extensions 18 and screwed into thereach. The tongue 19 may be bent over, as shown in Fig. 2, for holdingthe balls in the portion 15, or a bolt may be extended through thetongue 19 or the raised portion of the flange 17 and into the reach. Ifit is desired to remove any of the balls for replacing them, the tongue19 may be straightened out and the balls removed and replaced.

The advantages of my improved attachment may be largely seen from theforegoing description. It is well known by teamsters that the wear ofthe hound on the reach is very great and in heavy hauling it isfrequently necessary to repair or replace the reach. This is true evenwhen the protecting irons are used. When my improved attachment isinstalled on the reach the friction between the reach and the hound isentirely done away with. The hound frictionally engages the balls 20 andthe wear on the hound is greatly reduced. The use of the balls therebylightens materially the work of the team in turning the wagon. It willtherefore be seen that my improved attachment reduces the work of theteam and also the Wear on the parts so that the attachment pays foritself within a short time.

It will be understood that some changes may be made in the constructionof my device without departing from its essential features, and it is mypurpose to cover by this application any such changes which may beincluded within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. An attachment for vehicle reaches, comprising a receptaclesubstantially in the shape of a three quarter cylinder having alongitudinal slot in its lower portion, said three quarter cylinderbeing provided at the sides of said slot with laterally extendingflanges and with transverse flanges connecting said side flanges, theflange at one end being slightly bentoutwardly atits center to permitthe insertion of balls into the three quarter cylinder and beingprovided with a tongue capable of being bent to proper position forholding the balls in position.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a wagon reachhaving a longitudinal slot in its lower surface, With a receptaclehaving substantially the form of a three quarter cylinder provided withlater- 30 ally extending flanges at the edges of the longitudinalopenings in said three quarter cylinder and with transverse flangesconnecting said side flanges one of said transverse flanges being bentaway from the body 35 of said three quarter cylinder to permit theinsertion of balls into the latter, said last named flange having atongue formed thereon and designed to be bent inwardly "for holdingballs in said three quarter cylinder, 40

JACOB B. CHEOUT.

Witnesses M. \VALLAOE, M. IIATFIELD.

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Washington, D. C.

